New Record of Protophormia sp. (Calliphoridae: Diptera) from Cold Arid Desert Kargil Ladakh

Authors

  • Mohd. Hussain Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir (UT)
  • Altaf Hussain Mir Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir (UT)
  • Hidayatullah Talk Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir (UT)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.99

Keywords:

Protophormia terraenovae, Calliphoridae, Kargil Ladakh, Trans-Himalaya, survey, traps, new record, diagnosis, distribution, redescription

Abstract

Protophormia is a genus of Calliphoridae well known species in the cold climatic areas of the Holarctic region. In the present study, Protophormia terraenovae (Robineau-Desvoidy) has been documented as new record from the trans-Himalayan region of cold arid desert Kargil Ladakh (UT), India. It has been found that this species is fairly distributed throughout Kargil, Ladakh.

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Published

2021-11-30

How to Cite

Hussain, M., Mir, A. H. ., & Talk, H. . (2021). New Record of <i>Protophormia sp.</i> (Calliphoridae: Diptera) from Cold Arid Desert Kargil Ladakh. Indian Journal of Entomology, 84(3), 611–613. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.99

Issue

Volume 84, Issue 3, September 2022

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